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United States Patent | 5,074,744 |
Mastak | December 24, 1991 |
An article handling apparatus is provided for arranging a mass of randomly supplied articles into a group and moving the group from a group arranging area to a group loading area. The apparatus comprises retractable pattern forming pins closable to halt article movement while a group is being arranged and openable to permit article movement after a group has been arranged. The path forming pins are also closable during travel of the moving device back from the loading area to the arranging area to permit arrangement of a next successive group during said travel.
Inventors: | Mastak; Ned (Tavares, FL) |
Assignee: | Simplimatic Engineering Company (Lynchburg, VA) |
Appl. No.: | 579186 |
Filed: | September 5, 1990 |
Current U.S. Class: | 414/791.7; 198/419.1; 414/794.7; D34/28 |
Intern'l Class: | B65G 057/22 |
Field of Search: | 414/799,791.7,791.6,794.7,786 198/434,419.1 |
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